Sentences with phrase «loggerhead sea turtle nesting»

The number of loggerhead sea turtles nesting on the refuge has steadily increased in the past few decades, reaching 1,100 in 2014.

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New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides valuable insight into the navigation and nesting behaviors of loggerhead sea turtles that could inform future conservation efforts.

FEELING THE HEAT Climate change may skew the sex ratios of sea turtles (loggerhead shown), but that could be a small worry compared with the dangers of overheated nests.

«The beaches of Madagascar are important nesting sites for four species of marine turtle — Green sea turtles, Hawksbill sea turtles, Loggerhead sea turtles and Olive Ridley sea turtles, so the increase in poaching is of great concern,» said Alison Clausen, WCS's Regional Director for Madagascar and the Western Indian Ocean.

The fungus was blamed for mass mortalities in the nests of loggerhead sea turtles in Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean.

New research indicates that for loggerhead sea turtles in the Northwest Atlantic, the number of returning nesting females in the population and favorable climate conditions in the year or two prior to the nesting year are strongly related to the number of nests produced by these animals in a given year.

These models were then used to assess observed changes in nest counts and to project future nesting trends in the Northwest Atlantic loggerhead sea turtle population, the largest in the world.

The Zambian mole rat reportedly taps the magnetic field to position nests (top), and some loggerhead sea turtles use it to navigate the North Atlantic (bottom).

In this paper we develop models that measure climate forcing in long - term trends of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) nesting in Japan and Florida.

Here we use basin - scale climate indices and regional surface temperatures to estimate loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) nesting at a variety of spatial and temporal scales.

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Loggerhead Marinelife Center — Not only will you learn about Sea Turtles, but you can also see them up close and personal!

Where Kayak had been somewhat docile by sea turtle standards before, after her cataract surgery she became considerably more rambunctious — more normal behavior for Loggerheads, who actually tend toward the feisty and don't usually make good roommates in captivity.

Akumal — which means «place of the turtles» in Mayan — is a nesting and feeding site for green and loggerhead turtles which graze on the sea grasses found off the Yucatan coast.

Part of the beach is a nesting site during the summer months for the endangered loggerhead sea turtle.

Kids may also enjoy visiting the nesting sites of the endangered loggerhead sea turtle, which are located at the western end of the beach.

Bacalar Chico National Park and Marine Reserve is lucky enough to have a unique phenomenon where the coral reef touches the coast, at Rocky Point, and the beaches are a nesting area for two types of turtles, the Green Sea Turtle - and the Loggerhead Turtle.

The most commonly sighted species of sea turtles that nest throughout this southern section of the Great Barrier Reef include the Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) and the Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta).

The Bacalar Chico Project is geared toward sustainable use and development of this unique area of North Ambergris Caye due to a variety of exceptional factors: at Rocky Point the reef touches the shore; the green sea turtle and the loggerhead nesting site between Robles and Rocky Point; the offshore marine habitat once known as a breeding area for Queen conch; and the seasonal spawning bank for the nassau and yellowfin groupers; the high diversity of terrestrial and vegatation zones.

In summer, loggerhead and leatherback turtles come out of the sea to nest on the Sodwana beaches.

Volunteers in Greece can help fill out nest activity surveys for native loggerhead sea turtles.

There are also sweeping views of an uninhabited barrier island across the inlet that is a protected nesting spot for loggerhead sea turtles.

Its beaches are key nesting grounds for endangered sea turtles, such as Hawksbills, Loggerheads, Green Sea Turtles and Leatherbacsea turtles, such as Hawksbills, Loggerheads, Green Sea Turtles and Leatheturtles, such as Hawksbills, Loggerheads, Green Sea Turtles and LeatherbacSea Turtles and LeatheTurtles and Leatherbacks.

Four species of sea turtles nest on Aruba: The Leatherback, the Loggerhead, the Green and the Hawksbill.

In fact, we house the second largest population of nesting Loggerhead Sea Turtles in the world.

From November to January nesting sea turtles, including endangered loggerhead turtles, come ashore at night to lay their eggs at Mon Repos beach, in the city of Bundaberg (about four hours» drive or a one hour flight north of Brisbane).